Programming Languages MCQs 2026

Which symbol is commonly used to write single-line comments in many languages

1. A@✓
2. B//✓
3. C&✓
4. D$✓

A language that a computer can directly understand is

1. AHigh-level language✓
2. BAssembly language✓
3. CMachine language✓
4. DEnglish✓

Machine language is written using

1. ABinary digits (0s and 1s)✓
2. BEnglish words✓
3. CDecimal numbers✓
4. DSymbols only✓

Which of the following is a low-level language

1. APython✓
2. BJava✓
3. CC++✓
4. DAssembly language✓

A program that converts assembly language into machine code is a/an

1. ACompiler✓
2. BAssembler✓
3. CInterpreter✓
4. DEditor✓

A compiler translates a program

1. AOne line at a time✓
2. BInto assembly only✓
3. CAll at once into machine code✓
4. DInto English✓

An interpreter translates a program

1. AOne line at a time✓
2. BAll at once✓
3. CInto assembly✓
4. DInto binary permanently✓

The human-readable program written by a programmer is called

1. AObject code✓
2. BMachine code✓
3. CBinary code✓
4. DSource code✓

The machine code produced after translation is called

1. ASource code✓
2. BObject code✓
3. CPseudocode✓
4. DHigh-level code✓

The set of rules that govern the structure of a programming language is its

1. ASyntax✓
2. BAlgorithm✓
3. CFlowchart✓
4. DLoop✓

A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem is called a/an

1. AProgram✓
2. BSyntax✓
3. CAlgorithm✓
4. DCompiler✓

A graphical representation of an algorithm is called a

1. AProgram✓
2. BPseudocode✓
3. CSyntax✓
4. DFlowchart✓

Which was the first high-level programming language

1. ACOBOL✓
2. BFORTRAN✓
3. CC✓
4. DBASIC✓

The C programming language was developed by

1. ADennis Ritchie✓
2. BJames Gosling✓
3. CGuido van Rossum✓
4. DBjarne Stroustrup✓

The C++ programming language was developed by

1. ADennis Ritchie✓
2. BJames Gosling✓
3. CBjarne Stroustrup✓
4. DGuido van Rossum✓

The Java programming language was developed by

1. ADennis Ritchie✓
2. BGuido van Rossum✓
3. CBjarne Stroustrup✓
4. DJames Gosling✓

The Python programming language was created by

1. AJames Gosling✓
2. BGuido van Rossum✓
3. CDennis Ritchie✓
4. DGrace Hopper✓

COBOL was designed mainly for

1. ABusiness applications✓
2. BScientific research✓
3. CGaming✓
4. DOperating systems✓

FORTRAN was designed mainly for

1. ABusiness✓
2. BGaming✓
3. CScientific and engineering calculations✓
4. DWeb design✓

Which of the following is NOT a programming language

1. AJava✓
2. BPython✓
3. CC++✓
4. DHTML✓

A named memory location that stores a value in a program is called a

1. ALoop✓
2. BVariable✓
3. CFunction✓
4. DClass✓

A programming construct that repeats a block of code is called a

1. ALoop✓
2. BVariable✓
3. CConstant✓
4. DComment✓

The process of finding and removing errors from a program is called

1. ACompiling✓
2. BCoding✓
3. CDebugging✓
4. DRunning✓

An error in a program is commonly called a

1. AVirus✓
2. BLoop✓
3. CSyntax✓
4. DBug✓

Which of these is an object-oriented programming language

1. AFORTRAN✓
2. BJava✓
3. CAssembly✓
4. DMachine code✓

The four main concepts of OOP are inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction and

1. AEncapsulation✓
2. BCompilation✓
3. CIteration✓
4. DDebugging✓

In OOP, a blueprint for creating objects is called a

1. AVariable✓
2. BLoop✓
3. CClass✓
4. DFunction✓

Machine language is also known as which generation language

1. AThird✓
2. BFourth✓
3. CSecond✓
4. DFirst✓

Assembly language belongs to which generation of languages

1. AFirst✓
2. BSecond✓
3. CThird✓
4. DFourth✓

High-level languages belong to which generation

1. AThird✓
2. BFirst✓
3. CSecond✓
4. DFifth✓

High-level languages are

1. AMachine dependent✓
2. BWritten in binary✓
3. CMachine independent and easier to use✓
4. DDirectly executed✓

Which language uses mnemonics like ADD, SUB and MOV

1. AMachine language✓
2. BPython✓
3. CJava✓
4. DAssembly language✓

A compiler reports which type of errors

1. ASpelling errors in text✓
2. BSyntax errors in code✓
3. CHardware errors✓
4. DNetwork errors✓

The BASIC programming language was designed for

1. ABeginners✓
2. BScientists✓
3. CExperts only✓
4. DSystem programmers✓

Which of the following is an interpreted language

1. AC✓
2. BC++✓
3. CFORTRAN✓
4. DPython✓

Pseudocode is

1. AActual machine code✓
2. BA programming language✓
3. CAn informal description of program logic✓
4. DA type of hardware✓

The Pascal language was developed by

1. ADennis Ritchie✓
2. BNiklaus Wirth✓
3. CGuido van Rossum✓
4. DJames Gosling✓

A major advantage of Java is that it is

1. APlatform independent✓
2. BMachine dependent✓
3. CWritten in binary✓
4. DNon-object-oriented✓

A single instruction in a programming language is called a

1. ALoop✓
2. BVariable✓
3. CBug✓
4. DStatement✓

Converting an algorithm into a programming language is called

1. ADebugging✓
2. BTesting✓
3. CCoding✓
4. DDesigning✓

OOP stands for

1. AObject Oriented Programming✓
2. BOrdered Output Process✓
3. COpen Operation Protocol✓
4. DObject Output Programming✓

Which of the following translates the entire source code before execution

1. AInterpreter✓
2. BAssembler✓
3. CEditor✓
4. DCompiler✓

A reusable collection of statements that performs a specific task is called a

1. ALoop✓
2. BVariable✓
3. CFunction✓
4. DConstant✓

Machine-dependent languages are also called

1. AHigh-level languages✓
2. BLow-level languages✓
3. CNatural languages✓
4. DQuery languages✓

Grace Hopper is closely associated with which language

1. AC✓
2. BPython✓
3. CJava✓
4. DCOBOL✓